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I found a little stray running down a county hwy near my house about a year ago... After three months of seaching for owners I figured that he could stay with me. He's about 20 pounds and the vet figures between 7 and 12 but I still have very little idea on what breed. He does play fetch and he has already brought me a little rodent. He has a relatively high energy level and is quite bright. He has NO tail... Not even a nub. I have no idea if he was born like that or not. At any rate I love the little guy and it doesn't matter much more than I was just curious. :) Thanks for any suggestions!

After reading the description that makes sense... I have very very little experiecne when it comes to small dags although I did break down and buy the poor guy a fleece and a jacket. Wisconsin winters don't seem to agree with him. So my next question is does anyone have suggetions on websites to buy him clothes? Petco's site is all right but options are always good! I swore up and down that I would NEVER dress my dogs and now I have one that requires a coat in winter... LOL love the little bugger though.

We used to have rat terrier/feist mixes that looked just like this - naturally stubbed tail and all. The eye rings are really interesting looking. Our feists would kills small rodents and chase squirrels. They were also always very happy to see us. It was fun to watch them do their "welcome" dance whenever we came home. Does yours do that, too?

Lol... Well now that it's nice outside, D has joined my big dogs in the outdoor kennel during the day. When I get home from work and let them out the big ones take off and do their thing and D races around me in a circle and then comes at me full tilt and brakes off at the last second to jump about 3 feet straight in the air. I would count that as a welcome home dance if I ever saw one! Hes a joy to have certainly. It's sad that some one would dump him off with no coller and no tags to fend for himself especially on a busy county highway. :( But at anyrate would you know, having some experiece with the breed if there are specific health concerns that I should be watching for? The vet estimates from 7 to 12 years old... With his energy level I find it hard to imagine that he's 12 but... You never know. I would like to be prepared if anything comes along.

We found them to be very hardy dogs without any major health problems. We wormed them regularly, made sure they had rabies and parvo shots and pretty much let them take of themselves. The only issue we've had and it's really not necessarily a health issue, is that they had a tendency to run off whether they were neutered or not. One even followed our farm truck for 20 miles. We just made sure their tags said specifically where they came from. We've met a lot of people over the years through them. LOL Since we live in the country, people did not mind finding them and were always nice enough and willing to bring them home. In a city this would have been a big problem.

Well I do live out in the country but... I wouldn't want him wandering off since I live near a quarry and the dump trucks are constantly driving by. For now he seems quite content to stay away from the road and once he figured out that I was keeping my eyes on him he'll wander off for about 15 minutes and then come and check in. It's kind of cute. At ay rate I appriciate the input. All three mutts are dewormed regularly and taken to the vet for their shots and boosters.